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RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel's charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks

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RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel's charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks
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As expected, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has significantly rewritten the charter for a federal vaccine advisory panel. The edits give him more power to appoint his like-minded allies as federal advisors, shift the panel's focus to alleged vaccine injuries and risks, and welcome fringe groups and anti-vaccine organizations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Monday, a notice in the Federal Register indicated Kennedy renewed the charter for the CDC's Advis

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